Education
British Columbia Institute of Technology. University of Western Ontario.
British Columbia Institute of Technology. University of Western Ontario.
Doctor Rix earned a specialty certificate in general pathology in 1968 from the University of Western Ontario. He was a fellow of the College of American Pathologists, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the Royal Society of Medicine, and the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. He was awarded honorary doctorates by the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and the University of Western Ontario, Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia, and University of Victoria.
Donald Rix died on November 6, 2009.
He was a member of several organizations and foundations including the British Columbia Innovation Council, British Columbia Cancer Agency Foundation, British Columbia Medical Services Foundation, and the British Columbia Children’s Hospital Foundation and was the Chairman of the Board of Governors of UNBC.